Biographies

We Flew Over the Bridge by Faith Ringgold

One of the country's preeminent African-American artists and an award-winning children's book author shares the fascinating story of her life as she looks back on her struggles, growth, and triumphs in this gorgeously illustrated work.

Letters from an American Farmer by J Hector St John de Creveroeur

An emigrant French aristocrat-turned-farmer, Jean de Crevecoeur was granted New York citizenship in 1765 and became a landowner in Orange County. There, he wrote about his farming experiences and interpreted the nation's development in a series of...

Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game by Michael Lewis

How does a low-budget team like the Oakland As compete in team-building with much richer organizations like the New York Mets? General manager Billy Beane puts into place new franchise-building theories, battling against decades of tradition and sentiment

The Brontes by Catherine Brighton

 Few literary families were as touched by genius -- or drama -- as the Brontes. Set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, Catherine Brighton's illustrated biography brings Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne to life. All children play at...

Monster: The Autiobiography of an L.A. Gang Member by Sanyika Shakur

Written in solitary confinement, the author's memoir of 16 years as a gangbanger in Los Angeles makes palpable the despair and decay of America's inner cities and gives eloquent voice to one aspect of the black ghetto experience.

Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos

Autobiography by noted author of children's books, details his short-lived career as a drug smuggler & his subsequent time in prison.

My Sisters' Voices: Teenage Girls of Color Speak Out by Iris Jacobs

"My Sisters' Voices" is a passionate and poignant collection of writings from teenage girls of African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American, and biracial backgrounds. With candor and grace, they speak out on topics that are relevant not...

Of Beetles & Angels: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard by Mawi Asgedom

This acclaimed memoir tells the unforgettable story of a young boy's journey from a refugee camp in Sudan to Chicago, where his family survived on welfare. Mawi followed his father's advice to "treat people . . . as though they were angels sent from...

Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders by Vincent Bugliosi

 The #1 bestselling true crime book ever, this revised edition tells what really happened in the murders carried out by the Manson family. Taking a look at the man, the method and the madness, the book now features a new Afterword. of photos.

Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur

The life story of African-American revolutionary Shakur, previously known as JoAnne Chesimard.

Life in Prison by Stanley "Tookie" Williams

Williams, the cofounder of the Crips gang and a nominee for both the Nobel Peace Prize and the Nobel Prize in Literature, became an anti-gang crusader before he was executed in December 2005. In this work he debunked urban myths about prison life and...

The Naked Ape: A Zoologist''s Study of the Human Animal by Desmond Morris

Zoologist Desmond Morris considers humans as being simply another animal species in this classic book first published in 1967. Here is the Naked Ape at his most primal in love, at work, at war. Meet man as he really is: relative to the apes, stripped of...